Monday, August 25, 2014

I stepped out of my box a bit this weekend to create this 8 x 10 canvas--it features Alicia's Funky Doll from I Brake For Stamps. It's a different look for me--different from the soft florals and cutesy princess girls. It's edgy......I think. I like it!

I started with a seafoam painted canvas, adding more color with gelatos and my PITT Big Brush pens. I stenciled the scrolling black flourish using paint and an old stencil from Stampin Up!

My funky doll was stamped onto gesso covered designer paper and trimmed. Using super tiny brads, I put the doll together. Normally, I modge podge images to my canvas' but this one I wanted to keep kinetic--only the torso is tightly secured to the canvas. The doll face was stamped onto a piece of gesso covered book page and pieced together. I added a bit of color to the face using distress markers.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Happy Monday! It seems as though summer might be winding down......school is starting, the temperatures are starting to turn....It's a good time to remind you to take time and enjoy life! It's also a good reason to pull out an enchanting image from this beach themed stamp sheet from I Brake For Stamps, one last time!

To create my image panel, I partially cut the oval shaped window with a nestabilitie die and trimmed the remaining image with scissors. I colored the background with Distress Markers and then, misted the panel. When it was completely dry, I finished coloring the image wiht Copic markers.

Also used, a large floral stencil, paints, gelatos, grunge stamps from Tim Holtz, and image from my June Layers of Life kit (it's part of the canvas background) and washi tape.

I stamped and embossed the Hollyhock images and then fussy cut them out before adhering to the canvas---it was very theraputic! The Chickadee & Me image is also pieced together to add dimension and layers.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Today, I'm sharing a quick and cute card featuring image and sentiment from I Brake For Stamps! This "talking heads" image is from a new sheet called Full Sheet 139. You should be sure to check out all the new goodies at the store, however, because this is just one of many new sheets full of goodies!

I started by stamping the image on kraft cardstock. I then masked the area with an oval cut scrap piece. Using the It Takes Two technique from Technique Junkie Newsletter (August, 2011), I completed the background. I sponged some additional distress ink on the edges of the piece to add to the vintage feel of the card.....I may be a bit distress ink obsessed these days....

I needed a smaller sentiment to complete the card so, I omitted the top part of the sentiment that also comes on Sheet 139. The whole sentiment reads: "If you need a hand....I'm just a phone call away."

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